15results about "Analysing/displaying" patented technology

A mobile environmental sensor system includes a first mobile environmental sensor, a controller, and a network transmitter disposed on a transport unit. The controller is in electronic communication with the first mobile environmental sensor and the network transmitter. The controller includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to trigger a measurement from the first mobile environmental sensor. A sensed value is received from the first mobile environmental sensor. The processor compares the sensed value as received from the first mobile environmental sensor to a reference sensed value received by the controller via the network transmitter. The processor calibrates the first mobile environmental sensor based on the comparison of the sensed value as received and the reference sensed value as received. The calibration includes a normalization between the sensed value as received and the reference sensed value as received. The normalization includes a time dependent component.

An infrastructure monitoring assembly includes a nozzle cap defining an internal cavity; an antenna positioned at least partially external to the internal cavity; and the antenna covered with a non-metallic material. An infrastructure monitoring assembly includes a nozzle cap defining a first end and a second end, the first end defining a threaded bore configured to mount on a nozzle of a fire hydrant; a cover coupled to the nozzle cap opposite from the first end; an enclosure positioned at least partially between the cover and the first end, the enclosure at least partially defining a cavity; a monitoring device positioned within the cavity; and an antenna positioned between the cover and the first end of the nozzle cap, the antenna connected in electrical communication with the monitoring device, the antenna covered by a non-metallic material.

A digital energy auditing device for collecting energy information, comprising: a processing unit; communication means for receiving energy (VERD) and / or meteorological information (VM), and sending information to a cloud; and a power source for electrically powering the elements of the auditing device. A power cell for digitalizing energy information comprising said Digital Energy Auditor Device. A system for the tokenization of energy information comprising at least one power cell. A method for the digitalization and tokenization of energy information.

A method for providing real-time or near real-time insights or appliance identification and disaggregation using an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meter receiving energy usage data of a house and being in communication with a cloud-based processor, including: receiving at the cloud-based processor from the AMI meter, information identifying the AMI meter type or model or operating parameters; first energy usage data associated with the house; the cloud-based processor disaggregating at least some of the energy usage data, determining a home specific model (HSM); deploying the HSM on the AMI meter; receiving at the cloud-based processor information from the AMI meter indicating that the current HSM is not applicable to or capable of disaggregating second energy usage data; analyzing or disaggregating second energy usage data by the cloud-based processor; determining modifications or improvements to the HSM; deploying modifications or improvements to the HSM to the AMI meter.

Systems, methods and apparatus for power management in an electric power grid are disclosed. A power flow to a plurality of power consuming devices in the electric power grid is enabled and disabled by a plurality of controllable devices under the control of one or more client devices. An apparatus receives a power control command and select at least one client device to which to issue a power reduction message. The power reduction message comprises an amount of electric power to be reduced to at least one of the plurality of power consuming devices for a predetermined time. A database stores information relating to power consumed by the plurality of power consuming devices based on measurement and verification.

Power consumption forecasting plays a key role in the efficient operation of a building energy management system to assess energy demands of building, and at the same time, help electrical utilities in planning their supply operations. However, no state-of-the-arts are available for forecasting medium-term or long-term power consumption of the buildings. This disclosure relates to a method and system for forecasting a power consumption of buildings for a scalable forecast horizon. The system is configured to pre-process to deal with outliers / missing values, followed by synchronization of smart meter data with other sensory data. An energy-temperature correlation is calculated to estimate an energy drift using historical power consumptions. Further, in feature derivation stage, additional features necessary for the forecast are derived. The system is to be employed for modeling the building load consumption that depends on the time horizon of forecasting and the granularity of the data.

An inhome display device and method are provided for reading and monitoring consumed hot and cold water that includes a plurality of water meters which measure hot and cold water consumption and encrypt the consumption data, one internal or external radio module per water meter for transmitting the encrypted consumption data, a gateway for one or multiple water meters for receiving and transmitting the encrypted consumption data to a remote backend server. The consumption data is decrypted, processed and made available in the remote backend server. The consumption data of a water meter is retrievable from the remote backend server via at least one central inhome display and displayed on the at least one central inhome display.

Lighting arrangements for monitoring utility flow and methods for monitoring utility flow are provided. In one example, the lighting arrangement includes a smart utility monitoring system that is configured to measure output data from a utility device and process the output data into utility flow data. A controller is configured to retrieve the utility flow data from the smart utility monitoring system. A plurality of lights is in communication with the controller. The controller is configured to direct the plurality of lights to display a light pattern in which at least a portion of the light pattern corresponds to the utility flow data.

A device for real-time measurement and reporting of energy consumption is disclosed which comprises a wired interface configured to communicate with an electricity meter 10, retrieve electricity consumption data, and harvest energy for device operation, a wireless interface configured to communicate with automated meter 20, 30, 40 reading infrastructure for receiving data from and not limited to water, gas, and heat meters 20, 30, 40, a wireless mobile network interface configured to synchronize collected energy consumption data with a cloud service, a central processing unit configured to process, store, and synchronize energy consumption data and manage device operations based on energy availability, and an energy management system comprising an intermediate supply capacitor 105 for energy storage and regulation to enable uninterrupted operation of the device.

The invention provides a gas cutoff device and a wireless device for the gas cutoff device. This gas meter is provided with: a flow rate measurement unit (102) that measures the flow rate of gas flowing through a flow path (101); a shut-off valve (103) for shutting off the flow path (101); a wireless communication unit (202) that periodically performs wireless communication with the outside; and a communication interval setting unit (203) for setting the communication interval of the wireless communication unit (202). A communication interval setting unit (203) sets a communication interval on the basis of the gas flow rate measured by the flow rate measuring unit (102). By changing the setting of the communication interval in accordance with the flow rate measured by the flow rate measurement unit (102), the required minimum communication frequency is ensured, and the required responsiveness is improved in accordance with the gas flow rate measured by the flow rate measurement unit (102), thereby enabling power saving and maintenance of convenience.

An inhome display device and method are provided for reading and monitoring consumed hot and cold water that includes a plurality of water meters which measure hot and cold water consumption and encrypt the consumption data, one internal or external radio module per water meter for transmitting the encrypted consumption data, a gateway for one or multiple water meters for receiving and transmitting the encrypted consumption data to a remote backend server. The consumption data is decrypted, processed and made available in the remote backend server. The consumption data of a water meter is retrievable from the remote backend server via at least one central inhome display and displayed on the at least one central inhome display.

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining a series of successive time pulses from a water consumption meter placed on a water supply pipe serving at least one dwelling, each pulse representing the consumption of a predefined volume of water at an emission time; detecting a use associated with a first pulse having an emission time greater than or equal to the sum of the emission time of the immediately preceding pulse in the series and a predefined threshold; successively associating the immediately subsequent pulses in the series with the use, as long as the difference between the emission time of the last pulse associated with the use, and the emission time of the immediately subsequent pulse is less than said predefined threshold;the calculation of the volume of water consumed during use, said volume of water consumed during use being equal to the number of pulses associated with the use multiplied by said predefined volume; the classification of the use into a type of use, according to said volume of water consumed during use. Figure for the abbreviation: Fig. 3.;

A utility monitoring application device is disclosed, which is a software and / or mobile application for monitoring all home and business utilities (i.e., gas, electric, water, etc.) on one site. The utility monitoring application device includes a wall display sensor which is tied to each utility at the entrance of the home or business to monitor usage and leaks and transmit the information wirelessly to the software application. The user will input his or her normal monthly usage of electricity, gas, and water into the unit or application. If the user exceeds the normal monthly usage, he / she will be notified through the application or sensors. The device will prevent overuse and overcharging. Further, monthly reminders can be sent for bills. Users may also monitor the application for potential leaks.

The present invention relates to components and systems for monitoring liquid and energy usage, and in particular for monitoring water usage. The present invention further relates to methods for monitoring liquid usage, or monitoring liquid and energy usage, by utilising these components or systems. The present invention also relates to components, system and methods for monitoring liquid flow and leakage, in particular water flow and leakage.

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining a series of successive time-domain pulses from a meter of water consumption that is placed on a water inlet pipe serving at least one dwelling, each pulse representing consumption of a predefined volume of water at an emission time; detecting a use associated with a first pulse having an emission time greater than or equal to the sum of the emission time of the immediately preceding pulse in the series and of a predefined threshold; associating successively with the use immediately subsequent pulses in the series, provided that the difference between the emission time of the last pulse associated with the use, and the emission time of the immediately subsequent pulse is less than said predefined threshold; computing a volume of water consumed during the use, said volume of water consumed during the use being equal to the number of pulses associated with the use multiplied by said predefined volume; classifying the use into a type of use, depending on said volume of water consumed during the use.